Taxonomic studies of species of Meliaceae Juss. State of the Espírito Santo

• Grant number: 12/00964-7
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2012
• End date: October 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Botany - Plant Taxonomy
• Principal Investigator: Vinicius Castro Souza
• Grantee: Vinicius Castro Souza
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: Piracicaba

Abstract

The state of Espírito Santo occupies an area of approximately 46,098.571 km² in southeast of Brazil, bordering the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, besides being bathed by the Atlantic Ocean to the east. In this state, two different morphoclimatic regions can be distinguished, the costal plain and the plateau in the central area of the state. Vegetation types are very diverse, including five formations: the pioneers (manguezais and restingas), tabuleiro forest, Atlantic Forest (submontana, montana and alto-montana), semidecidual seasonal forest (terras baixas, submontana and alto-montana) and ecological refuges (high fields). The present work refers to the taxonomic survey of the Meliaceae species in espírito Santo State. This family is comprised of approximately 50 genera and 600 species, widely distributed in tropics and subtropics regions. In Brazil occurs 9 genera and 82 species - estimative number. The preliminary survey indicates the existence of about 22 species of Meliaceae in Espírito Santo State. The present work will be based on bibliographic review, consults to herbaria, collections, photographic records, and fields observation. Descriptions, illustrations, geographical distribution maps and comments will be present about each species. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

THIAGO BEVILACQUA FLORES; VINICIUS CASTRO SOUZA; RUBENS LUIZ GAYOSO COELHO. A new species of Trichilia (Meliaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Rodriguésia, v. 70, 2019-12-20. (15/09444-4, 12/00964-7)

THIAGO BEVILACQUA FLORES; VINICIUS CASTRO SOUZA; RUBENS LUIZ GAYOSO COELHO. Flora do Espírito Santo: Meliaceae. Rodriguésia, v. 68, n. 5, p. 1693-1723, 2017-12-00. (15/09444-4, 12/00964-7, 14/18002-2)